INTRODUCTION
Contributed by: Professor Michael Katz, Matthew Morrison, Madison Liebmann and Sinovuyo Damane, ENS
ENS is Africa’s largest law firm, with over 600 special - ist practitioners, and can deliver on clients’ business requirements across all major industries and across the African continent. The firm is able to leverage its resources to deliver legal solutions that suit cli - ents’ pricing preferences and timeframes. Over many years, ENS has developed a large knowledge base and a deep understanding of local nuances and ways of doing business. The firm has practical experience in working on the ground and direct access to high-
end, professional contacts across the continent, en - suring consistent quality and world-class service. Some of its practitioners are qualified to practice English and French law and have extensive experi - ence in the legal codes of OHADA used in West and Central Africa. ENS has 48 ranked departments and 90 ranked lawyers in Chambers Global 2026, and is committed to creating enduring client relationships and providing to-the-point, jargon-free advice.
Contributing Editor
Professor Michael Katz is chair of ENS and specialises in corporate and commercial law, including advising on M&A, competition law, tax law, privatisation and deregulation, project finance and non-recourse financing,
public-private partnerships, empowerment ventures and banking and financial markets. He is regularly quoted in the media and speaks at a number of international and domestic conferences and high- profile events. Michael publishes numerous articles, chapters and papers on legal and fiscal topics, including co-authoring the Butterworths Company Law Precedents (four volumes) and South Africa’s contribution to the United Nations’ and Harvard University’s Corporate Law Tools project. Co-Authors
Madison Liebmann is a senior associate in ENS’ corporate commercial department, and specialises in M&A, financial services law and regulation as well as commercial contracts. She has
Matthew Morrison is a director in ENS’ corporate commercial department. He specialises in financial services law and regulation, as well as corporate finance work for listed and unlisted companies,
advised privately owned companies, JSE-listed companies and financial institutions on these matters. Madison’s experience includes drafting and negotiating a range of commercial agreements and due diligence investigations. She has several years’ experience in debt capital markets, including securitisations, as well as general debt finance, preference share funding and banking and securities law. Madison is a member of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces in South Africa.
commercial contracts, private equity and general M&A. Matthew has extensive experience in M&A structuring and implementation, the listing and delisting of companies from JSE Limited, governance, schemes of arrangement, broad-based black economic empowerment transactions, and advising on general commercial law issues for listed and unlisted companies. His work is regularly of a cross-border nature and he is recorded on the practising roll of solicitors in the Supreme Court of
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